A case of concurrent maxillary sinusitis and liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae, classified as facultative enteric Gram-negative rods, was previously believed to cause few diseases. Recently, however, K.pneumoniaehas been frequently isolated from infections occurring in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a case of liver abscess and maxillary sinusitis du...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 79 - 82
Main Authors KATO, Hisashi, SAKAMOTO, Haruo, SHINAGAWA, Takashi, NAITO, Hiroyuki, WATANABE, Daisuke, MIZUSAWA, Nobuhito
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2004
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gram-negative rod
Klebsiella pneumoniae
liver abscess
maxillary sinusitis
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Summary:Klebsiella pneumoniae, classified as facultative enteric Gram-negative rods, was previously believed to cause few diseases. Recently, however, K.pneumoniaehas been frequently isolated from infections occurring in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a case of liver abscess and maxillary sinusitis due toK. pneumoniaein a previously healthy 30-year-old man. Both infections were found concurrently, and onlyK. pneumoniaewas isolated. Pyogenic liver abscess is often associated with distant infectious lesions, such as endophthalmitis, osteomyelitis, pulmonary abscess, or purulent meningitis; however, there has been no previous report describing an association with maxillary sinusitis. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) suggested similarities between both isolated strains ofK. pneumoniae.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.50.79